Willis Brothers

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verse 1:HE WAS HEADIN' INTO BOSTONIN A BIG LONG DIESEL TRUCK,IT WAS HIS FIRST TRIP TO BOSTON,HE WAS HAVING LOTS OF LUCK.HE WAS GOIN' THE WRONG DIRECTIONDOWN A ONE WAY STREET IN TOWN,AND THIS IS WHAT HE SAIDWHEN THE POLICEMAN CHASED HIM DOWN:

Chorus:GIVE ME FORTY ACRESAND I'LL TURN THIS RIG AROUND,IT'S THE EASIEST WAYTHAT I'VE FOUND.SOME GUYS CAN TURN IT ON A DIMEOR TURN IT RIGHT DOWNTOWN,BUT I NEED FORTY ACRES TO TURN THIS RIG AROUND.

verse 2:WHEN HE FINALLY FOUND WHERE TO UNLOADHE HAD A DREADFUL SHOCK:HIS TRAILER POINTED T'WARD THE ROAD,HIS CAB RIGHT TO THE DOCK.AND AS HE LOOKED AROUND HIMTHROUGH HIS TEARS HE MADE THIS SOUND,OH! GIVE ME FORTY ACRESAND I'LL TURN THIS RIG AROUND.

Chorus:GIVE ME FORTY ACRESAND I'LL TURN THIS RIG AROUND,IT'S THE EASIEST WAYTHAT I'VE FOUND.SOME GUYS CAN TURN IT ON A DIMEOR TURN IT RIGHT DOWNTOWN,BUT I NEED FORTY ACRES TO TURN THIS RIG AROUND.

verse 3:WHEN HE FINALLY GOT UNLOADEDHE WAS GLAD TO LEAVE THE TOWN,AND HE WAS VERY VERY HAPPYGOIN' BACK TO ALABAM.WHEN UP AHEAD HE SAW A SIGN SAID,YOU ARE NORTHWARD BOUNDHE SAID, GIVE ME FORTY ACRES AND I'LL TURN THIS RIG AROUND.

Chorus:GIVE ME FORTY ACRESAND I'LL TURN THIS RIG AROUND,IT'S THE EASIEST WAYTHAT I'VE FOUND.SOME GUYS CAN TURN IT ON A DIMEOR TURN IT RIGHT DOWNTOWN,BUT I NEED FORTY ACRES TO TURN THIS RIG AROUND.

verse 4:HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE RIGHT LANEWHEN AHEAD HE SAW A SIGN,AND HE HAD TO MAKE A LEFT TURNBUT HE COULD NOT GET IN LINE,AND THE TEARS WERE STREAMING DOWN HIS CHEEKSAND THEY HEARD HIM YELL,GIVE ME FORTY STICKS OF DYNAMITEAND I'LL BLOW THIS THING TO.....

Chorus:GIVE ME FORTY ACRESAND I'LL TURN THIS RIG AROUND,IT'S THE EASIEST WAYTHAT I'VE FOUND.SOME GUYS CAN TURN IT ON A DIMEOR TURN IT RIGHT DOWNTOWN,BUT I NEED FORTY ACRES TO TURN THIS RIG AROUND!